Packers Rumors & News

NBC Sports Bay Area "Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has faced a multitude of impressive defensive players in his 14-year NFL career. During a recent interview at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe with NBC Sports NFL Analyst Chris Simms, Rodgers was asked which..." July 20

ACME Packing Company "Since late in spring practices, the Green Bay Packers have been carrying 89 players on their 90-man roster. The team waived running back Kapri Bibbs in mid-June, and a failed physical for tight end Michael Roberts resulted in the team sticking at 89 after minicamp through the last five..." July 20

The Big Lead "Cornerbacks are one of two defensive positions in the NFL that command the big-money contracts, other than pass rushers, and their importance is even greater today with the constant rise of the passing game. In fact, with the rise of the passing game and how often teams throw the..." July 19

Clutch Points "Khalil Mack ended up getting traded to the Chicago Bears shortly before the start of the 2018 regular season, but before he was dealt to the Bears, he was almost acquired by another NFC North team. Apparently, the Green Bay Packers also went after Mack, but the Bears offered the..." July 19

Pro Football Talk "The Packers announced Thursday they will wear their “historic third jersey” in Week Three against the Broncos at Lambeau Field. The jersey is a re-creation of Green Bay’s blue-and-gold look from 1937-48. Those teams won two of the Packers’ 13..." July 18

Sportress of Blogitude "Much has been made this offseason about how Aaron Rodgers may not necessarily be seeing eye-to-eye with new Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur. While Rodgers has attempted to quell such speculation, his latest comments lend to the notion the veteran signal-caller is finally..." July 18

Pro Football Rumors "A three-day conference turned into a one-day summit this week, with the NFL and NFLPA’s latest round of CBA negotiations ending earlier today. The sides also may be moving their target date to have this process wrapped up. While a new CBA being agreed to before Week 1..." July 17

Sportsnaut "Summertime is here, and football season is, too. It’s the best time of year for those of us who eat, sleep and breathe this game. It’s also the time of year when young NFL players start to set themselves apart as particularly special for their respective teams. With that..." July 17

Bleacher Report "Fanbases would rather not talk about it—and head coaches rarely acknowledge these thoughts to the media—but every NFL team goes into the regular season with major concerns. The offseason brings new hope, but coaches and front-office executives should always..." July 16

USA Today "Last year was one of the strangest in recent Green Bay Packers history, with Aaron Rodgers playing in 16 games and missing the playoffs when doing so for the first time since 2008. Rodgers was knocked out of part of the season opener against Chicago but returned to lead a dramatic..." July 16

Bleacher Report "The 2020 NFL free-agent class has the early look of a juggernaut capable of reshaping the league as fans know it.  Granted, plenty of time has to pass before the floodgates open, and along that journey, extensions and other happenings will prevent the 2020 class from..." July 15

CBS Sports "After going through our positional Top 10s over the past several weeks, you know we had to do a staff Top 100 here at CBS. (Not to be confused with Pete Prisco's Top 100, which can be found right here.)  This list was arrived at the same way as those: our panel of voters..." July 15

SB Nation "When NFL training camps opened in July 2018, many of the league’s biggest names steered clear. Le’Veon Bell, Aaron Donald, Khalil Mack, and Earl Thomas all refused to show up due to qualms with their contracts. Bell never reported, opting instead..." July 15

Awful Announcing "The NFL’s broadcast rights deals end in 2022, and the league is already starting to think about what those negotiations might look like. Compared to the last round of rights negotiations, the NFL has more possible suitors for their product in the form of various streaming..." July 15

Sportsnaut "We previously looked at 10 high NFL Draft picks from this year’s class set to disappoint as rookies. While that was a negative look at some of the best-known youngsters, we’re now going in a different direction. The Arizona Cardinals need wide receiver help. This..." July 15

Pro Football Talk "With the sudden proliferation of stories about the NFL’s desire to expand the season to 18 games, we decided on Friday to get scientific. Or as close to scientific as social media allows. A Twitter poll asked you, the reader, to vote on four options for the length of a..." July 15

247 Sports "Marquez Valdes-Scantling is looking to build on a productive rookie season. And in order for him to do that, the second-year Green Bay Packers wide receiver is working with one of the best to ever play the game.  Valdes-Scantling was recently on the NFL Network show Good Morning..." July 14

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "The prediction: All-Pro. That’s what Jaire Alexander said Friday morning, when he took a break from his offseason workouts to partake in his first-ever goat yoga class with kids – human and the four-legged kind – at the Children’s Museum of Green..." July 13

12 Up "The Green Bay Packers have had an interesting offseason, to say the least. It started out extremely precarious as Aaron Rodgers and new head coach Matt LaFleur were reportedly butting heads over the autonomy, or lack thereof, that would be given to Rodgers at the line of..." July 13

Mile High Report "It was reported on Friday that the NFL owners proposed to the NFLPA an 18-game schedule, but with a catch. The catch is that there is a 16 game limit for every player. Obviously meaning that you would at least need to bench every player on your 53-man roster for at least two..." July 13

Larry Brown Sports "NFL fans have been able to catch every out-of-market game the league offers for more than two decades now with DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket package, but it is possible that arrangement may have an expiration date of two more seasons. Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic reports that the NFL..." July 12

ESPN "The NFL has put its full-time officials program on hold as part of ongoing labor talks with the NFL Referees Association, multiple sources said Thursday. Barring a turn in negotiations, the decision means the NFL will revert to its previous structure of using a full roster of..." July 12

Pro Football Talk "Last July, five of seven unsigned players in the top 10 were represented by CAA. This year, four of five unsigned first-round picks are represented by CAA. One reason for this? CAA typically represents a lot of first-round picks. Another reason for it? CAA drives a hard..." July 12

The Big Lead "Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon has been one of the most productive backs in the NFL since he was drafted in 2015. He would now like to be recognized as such. The Pro Bowler told the Chargers to either give him a new contract or find him a new home on Thursday,..." July 12

12 Up "The NFL's collective bargaining agreement is set to expire in 2021 and major changes could be on the way. The league and the NFLPA are looking to negotiate a new labor deal and are reportedly using these consultations to potentially inquire about expanding the regular season to 18..." July 11

Total Pro Sports "Former National Football Players Trent Richardson and Conner Cook have plans to show off their talents once again to make a case to get back into the league. In the final showcase in St. Louis for the XFL, the former NFL RB and QB will be participants to get their feet into the..." July 11

SB Nation "When NFL training camps opened in July 2018, many of the league’s biggest names steered clear. Le’Veon Bell, Aaron Donald, Khalil Mack, and Earl Thomas all refused to show up due to qualms with their contracts. Bell never reported, opting instead..." July 11

Bleacher Report "Every football fan wants to know two things—which NFL team will have the No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 draft and which player it will select. We can't know either one this early, but thanks to Super Bowl betting oddsfrom Caesars (current as of Wednesday,..." July 11

12 Up "The NFL season is right around the corner which presents the usual suspects as favorites. The New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams are the odds on favorites to win the Super Bowl, but these four teams might just shock the world next..." July 11

12 Up "Anyone will tell you the NFL stands for "Not For Long," and nothing could be more true for the league's head coaches. With constant reshuffling and the next forward-thinking coach always out there to be snatched up, there are bound to be plenty of coaching shake-ups this year...." July 11

Pro Football Rumors "Roughly 4% of this year’s draft picks have yet to sign their rookie contracts, as shown in PFR’s tracker. So far, 243 of this year’s 254 selections have inked their deals. Here’s the complete breakdown, sorted by round: First Round..." July 11

Clutch Points "It’s been an offseason filled with drama for Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. An explosive exposé from Bleacher Report on the tension between Rodgers and Mike McCarthy toward the end of the McCarthy era ensured the media focus wouldn’t be on football this..." July 10

NFL Trade Rumors "According to Tony Pauline, Washington State S Jalen Thompson is expected to be the only player selected in Wednesday’s supplemental draft.  Pauline lists the Cardinals, Packers and Texans as the teams most likely to select Thompson...." July 10

Pro Football Talk "The NFL will hold its supplemental draft on Wednesday and one of the players considered to be a likely selection spent some time with one of the league’s teams on Tuesday. Agent Brad Cicala told Tom Pelissero of NFL Media that his client Jalen Thompson visited with the Packers..." July 09

Bleacher Report "The wait for NFL football is almost over, folks. The Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos face off in the Hall of Fame Game on August 1, which will officially kick off the 2019 preseason. That's mere weeks away. Most significant offseason moves have already been made...." July 09

CBS Sports "In recent seasons, as the Packers regressed from a Super Bowl frontrunner to a team merely fighting for a spot in the playoffs, Mike McCarthy's antiquated offense came under fire for its failure to create simple and easy throws while Aaron Rodgers faced criticism for always wanting to hit a..." July 09

12 Up "Aaron Rodgers isn't looking to make friends with his division rivals in the offseason. The Green Bay Packers quarterback liked a tweet that took a shot at the Chicago Bears losing at Soldier Field, as the U.S. Men's National Team lost a crushing Gold Cup Final to Mexico while..." July 08

Sportsnaut "Every summer, young players come seemingly out of nowhere to provide value to their teams, while subsequently making notable veterans training camp cuts. It’s the latter group we’re focusing on here. These 10 NFL veterans have done big things in the past but could be..." July 08

SB Nation "Loyalty is a rarity in the NFL. Players, coaches, and executives change homes every year after either exhausting their usefulness in one location or searching for greener pastures. And that ever-shifting landscape isn’t limited to people. In the past three years, we’ve..." July 08

Bleacher Report "Every young player enters the NFL with dreams of becoming a star. It's especially true of players drafted in the first couple of rounds as an invitation to the draft brings with it an expectation that stardom is just around the corner. For some, that's exactly what..." July 07

Pro Football Talk "Free agency in the NFL has slowed down — and effectively stopped for the top players, as we haven’t heard so much as a peep about any interest in the top remaining free agents in recent weeks. The two best available free agents in our Top 100 listare both defensive..." July 07

Clutch Points "Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams was a quarterback growing up. And he looked up to Michael Vick as his football hero. Adams idolized Vick so much that he even forced himself to throw left-handed like the former Falcons and Eagles quarterback. Per..." July 06

Clutch Points "Aaron Rodgers has already cemented himself as one of the greatest quarterbacks that have played the game of football with the Green Bay Packers. Although football wasn’t his first love growing up—basketball was. In an article for ESPN, Rodgers said that he idolized Michael..." July 06

Larry Brown Sports "Before long, all 32 NFL teams will officially report to training camp in preparation for the 2019 regular season. It will be the beginning of a quest for Super Bowl LIV, and everyone should legitimately feel like they have a chance. That extends to the players — both rookies and..." July 04

Yahoo! Sports "In 2017, DeShone Kizer started 15 games for the Cleveland Browns. Two seasons later, Kizer has since been relegated to a backup role on the Green Bay Packers, a role he hopes to shed soon. “I don’t see myself as Aaron Rodgers’ backup for the final era of..." July 04

Bleacher Report "The NFL is stuck in the doldrums of the dead period nearly four months after the start of its new league year, but pro football's version of free agency isn't complete.  Training camps are set to start later this month, and inevitably, attrition will occur...." July 03

Sportsnaut "We already know that established quarterbacks such as Tom Brady and Drew Brees will be facing a ton of pressure. It’s also logical to believe that high-priced free-agent signings will also be under a lot of pressure. There is, however, another group out there...." July 03

Bleacher Report "NFL players have been doing a lot of thinking about their NBA counterparts...and they're not happy, a 40-yard dud, and Canton may need to get a bigger stage this year. All that and more in this week's 10-Point Stance. 1. More money, more problems Texans wide..." July 03

Packers.com "Geronimo Allison wanted 2018 to be his year, and early on, it looked like it would be. Having built a strong connection with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the former undrafted free agent laid siege to the No. 3 receiver post from the onset of training camp last..." July 02

Sportsnaut "On an annual basis, NFL teams that are expected to tank end up making a playoff push, while hyped teams fall by the wayside. It’s this first group we’re focusing on here. Not all the teams we’re about to discuss are necessarily expected to compete for the..." July 02